Constance-Hippolyte Gosselin (2 January 1793, in Paris – date of death unknown) was a French ballet dancer.Jean-Philippe Van Aelbrouck:
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' The daughter of a dancing master and younger sister of the dancer

Geneviève Gosselin Geneviève-Adélaïde Gosselin (1791 – 1818, ) was a French ballet dancer known for being the first dancer en pointe. Biography Early life Geneviève Gosselin was the daughter of a ballet master and was also the eldest sister of three other f ...

, Constance débuted at the

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in 1810, after studying dance under

Louis Duport Louis-Antoine Duport (1781, Paris – 19 October 1853, Paris) was a French ballet dancer, ballet composer and ballet master. Life Born in Paris, Duport studied dance under Jean-François Coulon and began his career on the Boulevards and at the ...

and Jean-François Coulon. She married Auguste-Anatole Petit in 1815 and was thus also known as Madame Anatole. Made première danseuse in 1822, her principal partner was

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DeSchkane amily name with whom she made a triumphal tour to London in 1822. Her dance style was elegant and discrete, predisposing her to serious roles in ballets by

Pierre Gardel Pierre-Gabriel Gardel (4 February 1758, in Nancy, France – 18 October 1840, in Paris) was a French ballet dancer, ballet master, violinist, and composer., 2007. He was the younger brother of Maximilien Gardel, seventeen years his senior. In 1795 ...

Jean-Pierre Aumer Jean-Louis Aumer (21 April 1774 – 6 July 1833), also referred to as Jean-Pierre Aumer, was a French ballet dancer and choreographer. Early life and career as a dancer Aumer was born in Strasbourg of a manual labourer and non-theatrical parents ...

and

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. She left the stage in 1830.

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